Mattias Käit (born 29 June 1998) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Thun and the Estonia national team.
Club career Fulham Käit joined the Levadia youth academy in 2006, when Levadia and Kotkas merged. In July 2014, he joined Fulham academy. Käit signed his first professional contract with the club in July 2015. On 1 March 2017, he signed a contract extension which would keep him at Fulham until the summer of 2019.
Ross County (loan) On 31 January 2018, Käit joined Scottish Premiership club Ross County on loan until the end of the season. He made his debut for the club on 3 February 2018, in a 4–1 away win over Dundee.
Domžale On 16 June 2019, Käit signed a three-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga side Domžale. He made his debut for the club on 11 July 2019, in a 4–3 away win against Balzan in the first qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League. Käit left the club on 3 September 2021.
Bodø/Glimt On 16 September 2021, Käit signed a contract with Norwegian champions Bodø/Glimt until the end of the year.
Rapid București On 18 January 2022, Käit signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Rapid București until the summer of 2024.
FC Thun On 15 July 2025, Käit parted ways with Rapid Bucureşti and signed a two-year deal with Swiss club FC Thun. He helped Thun win their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.
International career Käit has represented Estonia at under-16, under-17, under-19, under-21 and under-23 levels.
He made his senior international debut for Estonia on 6 January 2016, in a 1–1 draw against Sweden in a friendly. Käit scored his first two international goals for Estonia on 7 October 2016, in a 4–0 home victory over Gibraltar in a qualification match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup. On 3 September 2017, Käit scored the only goal of a home win over Cyprus in injury time. The goal later earned him the Estonian Silverball award for the best goal scored for the national team in 2017. He scored again in the successive qualifier on 7 October, a 6–0 away win over Gibraltar. Käit was Estonia's highest goalscorer in the qualification with four goals.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsRoss County (loan)2017–18Scottish Premiership600000—60Domžale2019–20Slovenian PrvaLiga15110—402012020–21Slovenian PrvaLiga22040—002602021–22Slovenian PrvaLiga5000—61111Total4215000101572Bodø/Glimt 2021Eliteserien0010—0010Rapid București2021–22Liga I182———1822022–23Liga I31220——3322023–24Liga I23030——2602024–25Liga I27230——302Total99680——1076Thun2025–26Swiss Super League26210——272Career total17391500010119810
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsEstonia20162220171022018412019100202050202183202260202390202420202583202650Total6911
Scores and results list Estonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Käit goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Mattias KäitNo.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition17 October 2016Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia21–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification23–033 September 2017Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia81–01–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification47 October 2017Estádio Algarve, Faro/Loulé, Portugal92–06–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification530 May 2018Rakvere linnastaadion, Rakvere, Estonia152–02–02018 Baltic Cup610 June 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia341–02–12020 Baltic Cup72–082 September 2021Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia351–02–52022 FIFA World Cup qualification925 March 2025Stadionul Zimbru, Chișinău, Moldova583–13–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification106 June 2025Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia591–01–32026 FIFA World Cup qualification1114 October 2025 Lilleküla Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia 641–01–1 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honours Bodø/Glimt Eliteserien: 2021
Thun Swiss Super League: 2025–26
Estonia Baltic Cup: 2020
Individual Estonian Young Footballer of the Year: 2016, 2017 Estonian Silverball: 2017, 2021, 2025
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